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The ACA and Medicaid Expansion Waivershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/L1Oqquw4wBU/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-aca-and-medicaid-expansion-waivers/#commentsTue, 17 Feb 2015 19:18:49 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=143594This brief focuses on Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers related to implementation of the ACA Medicaid expansion (eligible for ACA enhanced matching funds) or other coverage (not eligible for ACA enhanced matching funds). To date, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved waivers to implement the Medicaid expansion in five states: Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and most recently Indiana. In addition, Pennsylvania has a waiver proposal. In addition, New Hampshire has a proposal pending with CMS, and Governors in both Tennessee and Utah have been negotiating plans with CMS, but these plans also need to be approved by the state legislature.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=143594&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/L1Oqquw4wBU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-aca-and-medicaid-expansion-waivers/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/the-aca-and-medicaid-expansion-waivers/Are Uninsured Adults Who Could Gain Medicaid Coverage Working?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/kLkQY_nTnHQ/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/are-uninsured-adults-who-could-gain-medicaid-coverage-working/#commentsFri, 13 Feb 2015 21:37:08 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=143522As additional states consider whether to implement the ACA Medicaid expansion, some have raised pursuing waiver authority to tie Medicaid eligibility for adults under the expansion to work requirements. This fact sheet profiles uninsured adults who could gain Medicaid coverage under the ACA by their relationship to the workforce and job-based coverage. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=143522&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/kLkQY_nTnHQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/are-uninsured-adults-who-could-gain-medicaid-coverage-working/feed/0kffrobinrFigure 1: Work status of uninsured adults who could gain MedicaidFigure 2: Work characteristics of uninsured adults who could gain Medicaid coverageFigure 3: Main reasons for not working among uninsured adults who could gain Medicaid coverage http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/are-uninsured-adults-who-could-gain-medicaid-coverage-working/An Overview of Actions Taken by State Lawmakers Regarding the Medicaid Expansionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/SIY51Gbt5lE/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/an-overview-of-actions-taken-by-state-lawmakers-regarding-the-medicaid-expansion/#commentsFri, 13 Feb 2015 21:30:03 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=143468The ACA Medicaid expansion has garnered different responses from statelawmakers - Democratics and Republicans as well as governors and legislatures. While it does not cover how every state has enacted the ACA Medicaid expansion, this fact sheet highlights some of the different actions state lawmakers have taken in response to the ACA Medicaid expansion. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=143468&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/SIY51Gbt5lE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/an-overview-of-actions-taken-by-state-lawmakers-regarding-the-medicaid-expansion/feed/0kfflaurasFigure 1: Over half of states have adopted the Medicaid expansion while discussion continues in others.Figure 2: The process for making changes to the Medicaid program requires state and federal partners.http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/an-overview-of-actions-taken-by-state-lawmakers-regarding-the-medicaid-expansion/Trends in Medicaid Spending Leading up to ACA Implementationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/UR_dlLkHMGw/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/trends-in-medicaid-spending-leading-up-to-aca-implementation/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 19:10:59 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=143121This paper presents data on Medicaid spending during the years leading up to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It uses administrative data to first examine overall spending trends and trends by service type. We then draw on additional data to analyze per enrollee spending growth during this period, both by service type and by eligibility group, to understand what drove Medicaid spending. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=143121&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/UR_dlLkHMGw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/trends-in-medicaid-spending-leading-up-to-aca-implementation/feed/0kffkateyhttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/trends-in-medicaid-spending-leading-up-to-aca-implementation/Medicaid Expansion in Iowahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/X59A0jy1bcM/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-iowa/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 17:16:51 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=127906This fact sheet summarizes key features of IA's Medicaid expansion waivers. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=127906&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/X59A0jy1bcM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-iowa/feed/0kffcarenechttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-iowa/Medicaid Expansion in Arkansashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/J6LMJriKtq0/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-arkansas/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 17:15:49 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=98301This fact sheet summarizes key features of AR's Medicaid expansion waiver.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=98301&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/J6LMJriKtq0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-arkansas/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-arkansas/Safety-Net Emergency Departments: A Look at Current Experiences and Challengeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/VQJJEb-Wqpg/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/safety-net-emergency-departments-a-look-at-current-experiences-and-challenges/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 21:23:40 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=141310Safety-net hospital emergency departments (EDs) are an important part of our health care system, especially, but not only, for the uninsured and others with low income. With multiple major changes unfolding in our system today, including the development of new models of health care delivery, payment reforms, expanded insurance coverage, and increasing demand for primary care access, safety-net EDs are a sort of crucible in which these shifts and transitions can be seen playing out. To understand more about their current experiences and challenges as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begins to takes hold, we conducted interviews with ED directors in a convenience sample of 15 safety-net hospitals around the country in June and July 2014.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=141310&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/VQJJEb-Wqpg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/safety-net-emergency-departments-a-look-at-current-experiences-and-challenges/feed/0kffjuliaphttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/safety-net-emergency-departments-a-look-at-current-experiences-and-challenges/State Demonstration Proposals to Integrate Care and Align Financing and/or Administration for Dual Eligible Beneficiarieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/NBJ9AqpZCII/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/state-demonstration-proposals-to-integrate-care-and-align-financing-for-dual-eligible-beneficiaries/#commentsFri, 06 Feb 2015 12:00:58 +0000http://staging.kff.alley.ws/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=33645This map shows the current status of the state demonstration proposals to integrate care and align financing for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Over 9.6 million seniors and younger people with significant disabilities are dually eligible for both programs, and as many as 2 million of them may be included in the demonstrations. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=33645&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/NBJ9AqpZCII" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/state-demonstration-proposals-to-integrate-care-and-align-financing-for-dual-eligible-beneficiaries/feed/0Duals Demo Map no legend 05232014netaustin8426-07 Duals Map 020615http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/state-demonstration-proposals-to-integrate-care-and-align-financing-for-dual-eligible-beneficiaries/Medicaid Expansion in Indianahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/qcK25sJZFwg/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-indiana/#commentsTue, 03 Feb 2015 21:55:17 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=125419This fact sheet summarizes key elements of Indiana's Section 1115 Medicaid expansion waiver, HIP 2.0.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=125419&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/qcK25sJZFwg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-indiana/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-expansion-in-indiana/An Overview of New CMS Data on the Number of Adults Enrolled in the ACA Medicaid Expansionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/d9qh1Ab9rLU/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/an-overview-of-new-cms-data-on-the-number-of-adults-enrolled-in-the-aca-medicaid-expansion/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 22:03:30 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=142080New preliminary data from the Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System (MBES) released by CMS details for the first time the number of adults enrolled in Medicaid under the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion category. This issue brief provides an overview of the new data as well as how it differs from the Performance Indicator data.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=142080&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/d9qh1Ab9rLU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/an-overview-of-new-cms-data-on-the-number-of-adults-enrolled-in-the-aca-medicaid-expansion/feed/0kfflaurashttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/an-overview-of-new-cms-data-on-the-number-of-adults-enrolled-in-the-aca-medicaid-expansion/Where Are States Today? Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Levels for Adults, Children, and Pregnant Women as of January 2015http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/FdogwSqDoz8/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/where-are-states-today-medicaid-and-chip/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 21:49:13 +0000http://staging.kff.alley.ws/fact-sheet/where-are-states-today-medicaid-and-chip/This fact sheet provides an overview of eligibility levels for parents, other non-disabled adults, children, and pregnant women in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015, one year after key Medicaid provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect. The findings highlight Medicaid’s expanded role for low-income adults under the ACA and its continued<span class="readmore-ellipsis">&#8230;</span><a href="http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/where-are-states-today-medicaid-and-chip/" class="see-more light-beige no-float inline-readmore">More</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=23560&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/FdogwSqDoz8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/where-are-states-today-medicaid-and-chip/feed/0kffalixgFigure 1: Medicaid Income Eligibility Levels for Parents of Dependent Children, January 2015Figure 2: Medicaid Income Eligibility Levels for Childless Adults, January 2015Figure 3: Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Adults in States Not Adopting the Medicaid Expansion at this Time, January 2015Figure 4: Income Eligibility Levels for Children in Medicaid/CHIP, January 2015Figure 5: Income Eligibility Levels for Pregnant Women in Medicaid/CHIP, January 2015http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/where-are-states-today-medicaid-and-chip/Measuring Long-Term Services and Supports Rebalancinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/I3-pILn82eM/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/measuring-long-term-services-and-supports-rebalancing/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 15:44:16 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=141772This fact sheet provides a brief overview of quality measures related to long-term services and supports rebalancing. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=141772&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/I3-pILn82eM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/measuring-long-term-services-and-supports-rebalancing/feed/0kffmarybethmhttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/measuring-long-term-services-and-supports-rebalancing/Rebalancing in Capitated Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Programs: Key Issues from a Roundtable Discussion on Measuring Performancehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/eGEVISqy0MQ/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/rebalancing-in-capitated-medicaid-managed-long-term-services-and-supports-programs-key-issues-from-a-roundtable-discussion-on-measuring-performance/#commentsMon, 02 Feb 2015 15:42:34 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=141766This issue brief summarizes the key issues related to measuring performance in LTSS rebalancing identified and discussed by participants in an expert roundtable meeting on November 13, 2014. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=141766&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/eGEVISqy0MQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/rebalancing-in-capitated-medicaid-managed-long-term-services-and-supports-programs-key-issues-from-a-roundtable-discussion-on-measuring-performance/feed/0kffmarybethmhttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/rebalancing-in-capitated-medicaid-managed-long-term-services-and-supports-programs-key-issues-from-a-roundtable-discussion-on-measuring-performance/Medicaid Per Enrollee Spending: Variation Across Stateshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/k2hEtKSqHrI/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-per-enrollee-spending-variation-across-states/#commentsWed, 28 Jan 2015 21:41:20 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=100793This brief examines variation in spending per enrollee across eligibility groups, across states and over time, as well as the correlation between spending per enrollee in the base year and the annual growth rate in the following years. It examines the importance of variation in spending in the context of the different proposals to change Medicaid’s financial structure.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=100793&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/k2hEtKSqHrI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-per-enrollee-spending-variation-across-states/feed/0kffkateyhttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-per-enrollee-spending-variation-across-states/Proposed Medicaid Expansion in Tennesseehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/Hre5cWKCVkM/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-tennessee/#commentsWed, 28 Jan 2015 18:57:55 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=141571This fact sheet describes Tennessee’s 1115 waiver demonstration project, Insure Tennessee, which expands the State’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=141571&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/Hre5cWKCVkM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-tennessee/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-tennessee/Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/-_ED826MwjQ/
http://kff.org/health-reform/report/modern-era-medicaid-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies-in-medicaid-and-chip-as-of-january-2015/#commentsTue, 20 Jan 2015 14:30:05 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=report&p=140119This 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies as of January 2015 provides a snapshot of state Medicaid and CHIP policies in place one year into the post-ACA era.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=140119&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/-_ED826MwjQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/health-reform/report/modern-era-medicaid-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies-in-medicaid-and-chip-as-of-january-2015/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/health-reform/report/modern-era-medicaid-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies-in-medicaid-and-chip-as-of-january-2015/Web Briefing: Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP – Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/dZWQnfj6OPQ/
http://kff.org/medicaid/event/web-briefing-modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies/#commentsTue, 20 Jan 2015 12:56:20 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=event&p=139919The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) hosts a web briefing to present findings from our 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=139919&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/dZWQnfj6OPQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/event/web-briefing-modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies/feed/0webcast-icon_blue_croppedkffamandakhttp://kff.org/medicaid/event/web-briefing-modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey-of-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies/Explaining Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center: The Supreme Court Considers Private Enforcement of the Medicaid Acthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/iDJdxDUeG5s/
http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/explaining-armstrong-v-exceptional-child-center-the-supreme-court-considers-private-enforcement-of-the-medicaid-act/#commentsWed, 14 Jan 2015 15:07:21 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=140125On January 20, 2015, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, a case that raises the issue of whether Medicaid providers can challenge a state law in federal court on the basis that it violates the federal Medicaid Act and therefore is preempted by the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This issue brief examines the major questions raised by the Armstrong case, explains the parties’ legal arguments, and considers potential effects of a U.S. Supreme Court decision. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=140125&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/iDJdxDUeG5s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/explaining-armstrong-v-exceptional-child-center-the-supreme-court-considers-private-enforcement-of-the-medicaid-act/feed/0kffmarybethmhttp://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/explaining-armstrong-v-exceptional-child-center-the-supreme-court-considers-private-enforcement-of-the-medicaid-act/Proposed Medicaid Expansion in Utahhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/vzE3fQ628UM/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-utah/#commentsWed, 07 Jan 2015 21:18:53 +0000http://kff.org/?post_type=fact-sheet&p=139610This fact sheet provides a summary of the proposal to expand Medicaid in Utah. This has not been officially submitted to CMS and needs state legislative approval before it could be implemented.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=139610&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/vzE3fQ628UM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-utah/feed/0kffalixghttp://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/proposed-medicaid-expansion-in-utah/Medicaid Moving Forwardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~3/g_q86GSGe8k/
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/the-medicaid-program-at-a-glance-update/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 16:06:42 +0000http://staging.kff.alley.ws/fact-sheet/the-medicaid-program-at-a-glance-update/Medicaid is the nation’s main public health insurance program for people with low incomes, and it is the single largest source of health coverage in the U.S. At last count, Medicaid covered over 68 million Americans – more than 1 in every 5 – at some point during the year and finances 16% of total personal health spending in the U.S. States design and administer their own Medicaid programs within federal requirements, and states and the federal government finance the program jointly. As a major payer, Medicaid is a core source of financing for safety-net hospitals and health centers that serve low-income communities, including many of the uninsured. It is also the main source of coverage and financing for both nursing home and community-based long-term care. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=kff.org&#038;blog=50276312&#038;post=24562&#038;subd=kaiserfamilyfoundation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kff/kcmureports/~4/g_q86GSGe8k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/the-medicaid-program-at-a-glance-update/feed/0kffmelissamFigure 1: Medicaid’s Role in Our Health Care SystemFigure 2: Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, FY 2011Figure 3: Status of Medicaid Expansion Decisions, December 17, 2014Figure 4: Median Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Thresholds as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level, January 2015Figure 5: Medicaid Benefits: Mandatory and Selected Optional ServicesFigure 6: States Contracting with Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) Figure 7: Access to Care by Health Insurance Status, 2013Figure 8: Medicaid Expenditures by Service, with DSH Payments and Payments to Medicare, FY 2013Figure 9: Distribution of Medicaid Expenditures: Top 5% of Spenders Account for More than Half of Total SpendingFigure 10: Growth in Per-Enrollee Medicaid Spending on Services vs. Other Health Spending Benchmarks, FY 2007-2012http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/the-medicaid-program-at-a-glance-update/